300 up for the F-35 [ES18D3]

Lockheed Martin has just delivered the 300th production F-35 Lightning II. The total comprises 197 F-35As, 75 F-35Bs and 28 F-35Cs for 10 countries: Australia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Turkey, US and UK.

The latter is the latest to receive aircraft on its own soil, the first four F-35Bs being delivered to RAF Marham last week. By 2023, the production line is expected to hit an annual delivery rate of 160 aircraft.